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Atoka County, OK Tornadoes Prior to 1950 | |||||||||
# | Date | Time (CST) |
Path Length (miles) |
Path Width (yards) |
F-Scale | Killed | Injured | County | Path |
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04/23/1926 | 1627 | 300 | 4 | 9 | Johnston/ Atoka | 2 NW Fillmore - E of Coleman | |||
04/13/1945 | 2130 | 3 | 440 | 0 | 10 | Atoka | 1 W Farris | ||
05/03/1948 | 1230 | 55 | 750 | 0 | 3 | Murray/ Johnston/ Atoka | 4 S Sulphur - 3 SW Mill Creek - near Caney | ||
Atoka County, OK Tornadoes (1950-Present*) | |||||||||
# | Date | Time (CST) |
Path Length (miles) |
Path Width (yards) |
F-Scale | Killed | Injured | County | Path |
1 | 04/14/1953 | 2300 | 0.3 | 23 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Atoka | Near Tushka |
2 | 04/28/1956 | 2200 | 28 | 300 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Bryan/ Atoka/ Pushmataha | near Matoy - Antlers |
3 | 04/27/1966 | 1900 | 10 | 300 | F4 | 0 | 2 | Johnston/ Atoka | 4 NW Fillmore- 3 E Coleman |
4 | 04/19/1968 | 1215 | 5 | 150 | F1 | 0 | 3 | Atoka | N of Farris - ~4 SE Farris |
5 | 03/12/1971 | 1910 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Atoka | 3 E Atoka |
6 | 04/20/1972 | 2010 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Atoka | Stringtown |
7 | 06/06/1974 | 2130 | 4 | 100 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Atoka | 8 SE- 8 ESE Atoka |
8 | 05/13/1981 | 1635 | 2 | 50 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Atoka | 4 NE Atoka |
9 | 05/26/1982 | 1600 | 0.5 | 50 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Atoka | 4 ESE Atoka |
10 | 06/03/1982 | 1848 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Atoka | 4 N Atoka |
11 | 06/03/1982 | 1937 | 3 | 50 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Atoka/ Pushmataha | 3 E Farris - near Darwin |
12 | 06/11/1982 | 1500 | 20 | 50 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Atoka/ Pushmataha | E of Atoka - near Moyers [not continuous] |
13 | 11/22/1982 | 1610 | 5 | 150 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Atoka | Near Tushka - E of Atoka |
14 | 04/20/1984 | 1850 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Atoka | Near Atoka |
15 | 02/23/1985 | 0100 | 10 | 500 | F2 | 0 | 3 | Atoka | Bentley- Harmony |
16 | 11/30/1985 | 1930 | 4 | 300 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Atoka | W part of Bentley- 4 NE Bentley |
17 | 11/15/1987 | 1130 | 1 | 40 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Atoka | 2 E Stringtown |
18 | 03/21/1991 | 1710-1740 | 19 | 400 | F2 | 0 | 6 | Atoka | 5 W Caney- near Lane |
19 | 03/21/1991 | 1855 | 0.5 | 50 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Atoka | Near Bentley |
20 | 03/21/1991 | 2006 | 0.3 | 50 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Atoka | 4 SE Atoka |
21 | 06/05/1991 | 1207 | 0.2 | 50 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Atoka | 2 SE Stringtown |
22 | 06/05/1991 | 1207 | 0.3 | 50 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Atoka | 11 SE Lane |
23 | 06/05/1991 | 1232-1240 | 4 | 100 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Atoka/ Choctaw | 11 SE Lane- 7 NNE Boswell |
24 | 05/11/1992 | 1515-1524 | 4 | 73 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Coal/ Atoka | 2 N Cairo- 5 W Chockie |
25 | 05/11/1992 | 1615-1640 | 16 | 100 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Atoka/ Pushmataha | Daisy- 8 NW Dunbar |
26 | 04/26/1994 | 1425-1449 | 12 | 80 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Atoka/ Pushmataha/ Pittsburg | Daisy - 12 ENE Daisy |
27 | 03/26/2000 | 1855-1856 | 0.5 | 250 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Atoka | 2.5 E Daisy |
28 | 04/11/2001 | 0345-0410 | 19 | 500 | F2 | 0 | 4 | Johnston/ Atoka | 6 SE Tishomingo - 7 NNW Boggy Depot (3 ENE Wapanucka) |
29 | 04/11/2001 | 0425-0440 | 13 | 200 | F2 | 1 | 1 | Coal/ Atoka | 3 SE Coalgate - 1 NW Wardville |
30 | 09/08/2001 | 1433-1434 | 0.3 | 25 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Atoka | near Chockie |
31 | 04/16/2002 | 1918-1928 | 3 | 100 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Atoka | 2 W - 1 N Atoka (north side of Atoka; airport) |
32 | 05/09/2006 | 1901-1902 | 0.6 | 30 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Atoka | 2 ESE Stringtown |
33 | 05/09/2006 | 1904 | 0.2 | 20 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Atoka | 2 SE Stringtown |
34 | 09/21/2006 | 1910-1923 | 11 | 100 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Atoka | 4 SSW Lane - 4 E Farris |
35 | 05/10/2008 | 1705-1714 | 4 | 100 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | Atoka/ Pushmataha | 3 NW Daisy - 4 WSW Adel |
36 | 05/10/2010 | 1942-1945 | 1.9 | 400 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | Johnston/ Atoka | 1.5 SSW - 2 SSE Coleman |
37 | 04/14/2011 | 1820-1850 | 17 | 1320 | EF3 | 2 | 40 | Atoka | 3 E Boggy Depot - Tushka - 2 E Stringtown |
38 | 04/14/2011 | 1821-1828 | 4 | 100 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | Atoka | 3 WNW - 2 NNE Tushka |
39 | 04/14/2011 | 1904-1911 | 7 | 125 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | Atoka/ Pushmataha | 6 SSW Redden - 1.5 WNW Jumbo |
40 | 04/14/2011 | 1936-1939 | 2 | 400 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | Atoka | 4 SE - 4 ESE Atoka |
41 | 04/14/2011 | 1946-1951 | 4 | 500 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | Atoka | 1.5 NE Redden - 1.5 WSW Daisy |
42 | 04/14/2011 | 1958-2016 | 14 | 1100 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | Atoka/ Pushmataha/ Pittsburg | 1 S Daisy - 4.5 SE Weathers |
43 | 04/14/2011 | 1959-2000 | 0.5 | 125 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | Atoka | 2 SE Daisy |
44 | 05/25/2015 | 1342-1420 | 19 | 700 | EF3 | 1 | 1 | Bryan/ Atoka | 2.5 WSW Blue - 3 E Caney |
45 | 05/25/2015 | 1429-1441 | 8 | 1000 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | Atoka | near Harmony - 3 E Atoka |
46 | 05/25/2015 | 1506 | 1 | 400 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | Atoka | 5 NNE Stringtown |
47 | 05/09/2016 | 1646-1719 | 13 | 900 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | Atoka/ Coal/ Atoka | 12 WNW - 5 N Atoka |
48 | 05/09/2016 | 1647 | 0.3 | 30 | EF? | 0 | 0 | Atoka | 4 ENE Wapanucka |
49 | 04/30/2019 | 2007-2042 | 28 | 1400 | EF3 | 2 | 16 | Bryan/ Atoka | 2 SSE Blue - near Bentley - near Lane |
50 | 05/21/2019 | 0603-0606 | 1.5 | 50 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | Atoka | 2 WNW - 2 NNW Boggy Depot State Park. (Near Wilson) |
Date | Time (CST) |
Path Length (miles) |
Path Width (yards) |
F-Scale | Killed | Injured | County | Path | |
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04/27/1966 | 1900 | 10 | 300 | F4 | 0 | 2 | Johnston/ Atoka | 4 NW Fillmore- 3 E Coleman | |
This tornado formed and was first reported 4 miles northwest of Fillmore on top of a hill in Atoka County. After demolishing the farm and home on the hill, the tornado path swept along the ground east-southeastward for 6 miles. It then skipped along for another 4 miles before dissipating 3 miles east of Coleman. Only two people were injured, one with head cuts and another with severe bruises. The tornado caused damage to 17 farms and 10 homes. Seven homes, 6 barns and numerous outbuildings were destroyed. Ten utility poles were downed and many trees were uprooted. Complete destruction occurred at one farm with 2 cars and a truck being overturned and blown into a gulley some distance from the house. A food freezer was also found a mile away. In one instance, a piece of sheet iron roofing was blown edgewise against a 4-strand barbed wire fence and neatly sheared into 5 strips. Spotty occurrences of hail were also reported along the path with stones averaging 3 inches in size. |
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04/19/1968 | 1215 | 5 | 150 | F1 | 0 | 3 | Atoka | N of Farris - ~4 SE Farris | |
This tornado touched down just north of Farris and moved to 1 mile east of Farris where it destroyed a storage building filled with furniture, damaged 2 homes, and overturned a truck in a yard. The tornado then moved southeastward while damaging power lines and twisting off trees along its path. The last damage observed was at an oil rig north of Center Point School or about 4 miles southeast of Farris. There the oil rig, which was loaded with 1.5 million pounds of drill pipe, was bent 10 degrees off perpendicular. Three men were injured when their trailer home at the rig site was rolled 3 times and demolished against a tree. |
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02/23/1985 | 0100 | 10 | 500 | F2 | 0 | 3 | Atoka | Bentley- Harmony | |
A tornado touched down initially in the community of Bentley and then moved north-northeastward, It produced intermittent damage along a path of 10 miles before hitting the small community of Harmony. Four houses and 5 barns were completely destroyed while many other houses and barns incurred major damage. Three people had minor injuries and the total damage was estimated at $400,000. |
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03/21/1991 | 1710-1740 | 19 | 400 | F2 | 0 | 6 | Atoka | 5 W Caney- near Lane | |
This tornado touched down 5 miles west of Caney and continued to produce intermittent damage to near Lane. One home was destroyed, and two homes were damaged. Eight mobile homes were totally destroyed while six more mobile homes were overturned or damaged. One of these mobile homes contained 5 children who sustained injuries. A semitrailer driver was seriously injured when his truck was blown off the road. The tornado also struck as freight train, derailing 31 cars of which 20 were overturned. Total damage was estimated at $300,000. |
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04/11/2001 | 0345-0410 | 19 | 500 | F2 | 0 | 4 | Johnston/ Atoka | 6 SE Tishomingo - 7 NNW Boggy Depot (3 ENE Wapanucka) | |
Six tornadoes across southern Oklahoma and one tornado across western north Texas developed during the overnight hours of April 11th. The most notable tornado formed across Coal County in Oklahoma and resulted in one fatality and one injury as it destroyed a mobile home. This tornado formed over northern portions of Lake Texoma, then tracked northeastward for 16 miles before crossing into western Atoka County. About 5 miles east of Tishomingo in Johnston County, 2 injuries, both requiring hospital care, occurred when a mobile home was lofted and deposited upside-down about 40 yards from its original location. In addition, a frame home 1 mile east of Milburn was severely damaged when the roof was completely removed. Across the remainder of the damage path in Johnston County, 3 additional mobile homes were destroyed, and 21 other structures, including 1 business and 2 churches, sustained damage. Across Atoka County, the tornado gradually weakened, affecting mostly trees, as it slowly dissipated. |
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04/11/2001 | 0425-0440 | 13 | 200 | F2 | 1 | 1 | Coal/ Atoka | 3 SE Coalgate - 1 NW Wardville | |
This tornado formed 4 miles southeast of Coalgate at 4:25 am CST and tracked northeastward for 8 miles before crossing into northwest Atoka County at 4:34 am CST. The tornado then continued for another 5 miles before dissipating at 4:40 am CST. In Coal County, 1 fatality and injuries to another person occurred when a mobile home was thrown approximately 200 yards and disintegrated, 4 miles east of Coalgate. In addition, a well-constructed frame home suffered severe roof damage and exterior wall damage in extreme eastern Coal County. In Atoka County, minor roof damage was sustained to a mobile home, and numerous trees were damaged before the tornado lifted. |
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04/14/2011 | 1820-1850 | 17 | 1320 | EF3 | 2 | 40 | Atoka | 3 E Boggy Depot (5 WSW Tushka) - Tushka - 3 SE Atoka - curving to ~2 E Stringtown | |
A large tornado began 5 miles west-southwest of Tushka and moved east-northeast through Tushka and about 3 miles southeast of Atoka before curving to the north-northeast and dissipating around 2 miles east of Stringtown. Almost 150 homes and businesses were significantly damaged or destroyed, many numerous others sustaining minor damage. Two fatalities occurred in a mobile home to the west of Tushka. |
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05/25/2015 | 1342-1420 | 19 | 700 | EF3 | 1 | 1 | Bryan/ Atoka | 2.5 WSW Blue - 3 E Caney | |
A strong tornado developed in Bryan County near the intersection of Old US Highway 70 and Pirtle Road, 2.5 miles west-southwest of Blue. The tornado moved northeast and destroyed a mobile home north of Blue where a 48-year-old woman was killed. This was one of a few mobile homes that were destroyed as the tornado moved through Bryan County (DI 3, DOD 8-9). Other homes also suffered roof damage or other damage from falling trees . From north of Blue, the tornado turned to the north and moved into Atoka County. |
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04/30/2019 | 2007-2042 | 28 | 1400 | EF3 | 2 | 16 | Bryan/ Atoka | 2 SSE Blue - near Bentley - near Lane | |
A tornado developed about 2 miles south-southeast of Blue, and quickly became a large and strong tornado. Before crossing SH-70 east of Blue, the tornado widened to 1400 yards and damaged or destroyed a number of mobile homes. One mobile home was blown about 50-75 yards east-northeast into a grove of trees. A woman in this mobile home suffered significant injuries and died in a hospital on May 2. The tornado crossed US-70 producing significant tree damage. Just north of US-70, another mobile home was destroyed and blown away with another fatality. The tornado moved northeast into a less densely populate area, although at least one other home was unroofed northeast of Blue. About two miles south of the Atoka County line, the tornado hit an anchored mobile home that was destroyed with the debris scattered hundreds of yards to the east and southeast. The tornado continued to produce tree damage in northern Bryan County and moved into Atoka County near just west of Matoy Road. |
Records taken from the Storm Prediction Center archive data, "Storm Data", and data from the National Weather Service office in Norman. Data modified as described in NOAA Tech Memo NWS SR-209 (Speheger, D., 2001: "Corrections to the Historic Tornado Database").
Historic data, especially before 1950, are likely incomplete.